Sugarcane, with tomatoes on the side

I love growing carrots and parsnips alike, and they are very easy to grow.

To meet the demand for seedlings without compromising on quality requires a willingness to adopt new technologies and to implement strategic planning.

The inventor of Organic Medium Enclosed Trough farming claims that his method has higher yields than hydroponics, and is simpler.

With careful planning you can make sure you don’t end up with far too much of certain vegetables and not enough of others, writes Bill Kerr.

There is much to be learned when you want to know how to grow potatoes, as follows:

By embracing new technology to ensure a greater yield and utilising resources efficiently, South African apple producers can look forward to a bright future.

Producing potatoes biologically requires patience. But, as farmer Jan Genis explained to Jay Ferreira, this holistic and sustainable method improves soil health

I have heard of all sorts of methods of growing and producing new potatoes for Christmas, but in most cases they are simply potatoes dug at the normal time

Irrigating in the correct quantities and at the right frequency are key to greater production in a hydroponic greenhouse system.

Hannes du Toit, who successfully manipulated the tricky and relatively new Sugrasixteen grape variety to produce a good quality, high yield crop with big berry

Onions have triggers which influence bulbing and bolting, and it’s important to understand these to avoid pitfalls and get the most out of a particular variety.

There’s nothing worse than not having success with your first crop, so choose one that is cheap and easy to grow. In other words, choose cabbage.

As anyone who’s tried to grow a member of the cucurbit family (which includes melons, squashes and cucumbers) knows

Last week I mentioned that halo blight thrives in cooler conditions and spreads very rapidly in wet ones.

Clubroot really is a revolting disease -that’s literally the reaction of any farmer who pulls out a sickly-looking plant and sees what the root system

You work so hard on your vegetable garden, primping and pruning to the point of exhaustion each spring. One of the biggest chores, of course, is weeding

Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) is a very destructive cruciferous crop disease that usually occurs unexpectedly. In most cases, by the time farmers notice it it

SCLEROTINIA disease can overwhelm many crops, especially in wet climates. I experienced a severe outbreak in my bean crop during the persistent rainy season

Store-bought strawberries: they’re not cheap, especially the organic ones, and they’re often not very good